Report: League Has No Plans To Investigate Steelers Concussion Testing Of RB Isaac Redman

According to Scott Brown of ESPN.com, the league will not investigate the Pittsburgh Steelers following the claim made by running back Isaac Redman that he lied to team doctors so that he could get back into the week two game against the Cincinnati Bengals after being checked for a concussion.

Redman, who suffered a blow to his head on the opening kickoff of the game, told Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he lied to doctors by telling them he was fine so he could get back into the game. The Steelers refuted Redman’s claim on Thursday in a statement to Pro Football Talk.

“Isaac was taken out of the game, and we announced that he was being evaluated for a concussion,” the team said in the statement. “He was then taken through the proper protocol by our medical staff and it was deemed he was cleared to return to action after multiple examinations. He then re-entered the game and saw action shortly thereafter and throughout the rest of the game.”

Back in July, it was reported that the Steelers agreed to be one of eight NFL teams that would take part in a pilot program during the 2013 season that included putting a player’s entire medical record at a doctor’s fingertips on the sideline. Those records, which were to be stored on an iPad, were to include everything from X-rays to baseline concussion tests. The iPads, which were reportedly tested during the 2012 season, were also to be loaded with X2 software that includes the Sideline Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT-3).

Redman has yet to be asked more about the incident, but at some point you know that he will. As of Tuesday, the former undrafted free agent was listed at the bottom of the Steelers running back depth chart and it will be interesting to see whether or not he is inactive Sunday for the game against the Minnesota Vikings now that rookie running back Le’Veon Bell is healthy.

Share this:

I hope he is inactive based on his 5 yards on 10 carries thus far this season

Douglas Andrews

What does Redman have to gain by saying he lied to just to get back into the game? I think he just punched his ticket to the inactive list for the rest of the year!

chris ward

No reason for Redman to go public about it.

Mike Carroll

Nothing to gain for Redman. By bringing it up now he just looks desperate, creating an excuse for his poor play. He must realize his time with the Steelers is quickly coming to a close. I doubt any team picks him up next year.

Douglas Andrews

Oh for sure!! So why throw the team under the concussion microscope on your way out? As far as his football career next year he can kiss that good bye